Virtue Ethics in Ancient Greek Philosophy Quiz
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What is the main focus of Virtue Ethics?

  • Maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain
  • Seeking objective standards for determining morality
  • Emphasizing material possessions for a virtuous life
  • Developing good habits of character and avoiding bad character traits (correct)

    • According to Plato, how do pleasure and pain compare in providing an objective standard for morality?

  • Pleasure and pain exist apart from one another, providing an objective standard
  • Pleasure and pain are the basis for determining morality
  • Pleasure and pain are closely related to good and evil
  • Pleasure and pain are immaterial and thus fail to provide an objective standard (correct)

    • What are the virtues in Virtue Ethics?

  • Character traits that are freely chosen and praised by others (correct)
  • Universal standard for morality
  • Inherited character traits
  • Material possessions that contribute to a virtuous life

    • What is the proper object of knowledge in Plato's Theory of Forms?

    <p>Immaterial entities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the highest form of all forms in Plato's philosophy?

    <p>The form of The Good</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Virtue Ethics emphasize in terms of character development?

    <p>Developing good habits of character and avoiding bad character traits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Aristotle, what is eudaimonia or happiness considered to be?

    <p>The only intrinsic good pursued for its own sake</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Aristotle refer to as the golden mean?

    <p>Courage between cowardice and tactless behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'hexis' refer to according to Aristotle?

    <p>An active state representing moral virtue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Aristotle, which virtues are expressions of character formed by habits reflecting repeated choices?

    <p>Moral virtues</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main route to effective action according to Aristotle?

    <p>Moral virtue</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Aristotle, what is the essential nature of beings?

    <p>Their end or purpose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, what is the ultimate goal of human life according to Telos?

    <p>Self-realization and happiness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes humans from all other creatures according to Aristotle?

    <p>Rational nature and the ability to reason</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Aristotle, what is vital in self-realization and developing one's potential?

    <p>Living in accordance with reason</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ultimate inquiry for Aristotle according to his ethical view?

    <p>The inquiry into the human good</p> Signup and view all the answers

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